The Promise of Law: Essays marking the retirement of Dame Sian Elias as Chief Justice of New Zealand

Part I: Introduction Max Harris and Simon Mount 
Part II: Common Law Constitutionalism
Chapter 2 -  Common Law Constitutionalism Under A Codified Constitution Cheryl Saunders
Chapter 3 - The Principle of Legality, Sovereignty and the Structure of the Constitution Janet McLean
Part III: Beginnings
Chapter 4 - Colonial Land Dispossession in Comparative Perspective Stuart Banner
Chapter 5 - Foundation Ned Fletcher
Chapter 6 - The Elephant in the Court Room: An Essay on the Judiciary's Silence on the Legitimacy of the New Zealand State Claire Charters
Part IV: Where to for Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation?
Chapter 7 - Co-existence in Aotearoa? Joe Williams
Chapter 8 - The Treaty of Waitangi as a Contract Kenneth Keith
Part V: Environmental Justice and Climate Change 
Chapter 9 - Climate Change at the Courts: The Role of the Judiciary in Cases Related to Climate Change Christina Voigt
Chapter 10 - Thoughts on Climate Litigation in New Zealand Davey Salmon
Chapter 11 - The Wheel Turns Full Circle Tony Randerson
Part VI: Topics in Private Law
Chapter 12 - The Place of Unjust Enrichment in New Zealand Law Susan Glazebrook
Chapter 13 - The Release Fee as a Remedy for Breach of Contract - The Judgement of Elias J in Cash Handling in Light of Morris-Garner Peter Watts
Chapter 14 - Contract and Tort: A Joint Venture of Judges and Parliament John Burrows
Part VII: The Supervisory Jurisdiction and Administrative Justice
Chapter 15 - Thinking About Administrative Law in Cananda: From Doctrine to Principle Rosalie Silberman Abella and Teagan Markin
Chapter 16 - New Zealand Administrative Law: Simplicity Gained - or Lost? Rodney Harrison
Part VIII: Criminal Law
Chapter 17 - What to Avoid: The American Experience of Sentencing Nancy Gertner
Chapter 18 - Chief Justice Elias and the Criminal Law Kris Gledhill
Chapter 19 - Criminal Law William Young
Part IX: Human Rights
Chapter 20 - Contemporary Challenges for Human Rights: A View from South Africa Kate O'Regan
Chapter 21 - Human Rights Without an Enacted Statement of Rights Susan Kiefel
Part X: Judging
Chapter 22 - Judging Anthony Mason
Chapter 23 - The Citation of Foreign Law Jeremy Waldron
Chapter 24 - Panel Discussion: Judging Helen Winkelmann, Anthony Mason, Jeremy Waldron and Sian Elias